Post entered the inning trailing 6-3. Jameson Douvlos and Derek Knapp drew back-to-back, one out walks before Owen Balas blasted a triple to left. Lance Baldensperger grounded out, but Balas scored on the play to tie the game. Seth Baldensperger singled and advanced on an error to set up Gens for the game winner.

“We started the season cold and weren’t hitting,” said Post coach Daryl Baldensperger. “We told them to come out swinging and good things would happen.”

Balas got things started for Post with a one out single in the first. Lance Baldensperger followed with a single on a well-executed hit-and-run. Two batters later, Gens’ ground ball to short was misplayed, giving Post a 1-0 lead.

Blair answered with three runs in the top of the second. Singles by Chris White and Brady Blair put runners on first and second. Ryan Arnold and Hunter Loomis followed with back-to-back doubles to put Blair up 3-1. Knapp’s RBI single in the bottom half made it 3-2 after two.

Blair’s Aidan Morrison hits a lead off double in the sixth inning of a Senior Legion baseball game against Post 135 at Legion Field, Monday, June 12, 2017. Morrison had two hits in the game, but Blair fell to Post 135, 7-6.

Lance Baldensperger led off the third with a single and scored when Seth Baldensperger’s fly ball to center was dropped. Seth was thrown out trying to advance to third on the play, but the error tied the game at 3-3.

Neither team scored again until Blair broke through in the top of the sixth. Aidan Morrison doubled, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on Mitch Grosch’s triple to the fence in left. Grosch scored on White’s two-out double. Blair’s hard hit ground ball bounced off first baseman Adam Irwin’s glove, allowing White to score and put Blair up 6-3.

Adam Munksgard pitched six innings for Post before giving way to Seth Baldensperger in the seventh.

“Adam did a tremendous job,” Daryl Baldensperger said. “His off-speed pitches had the batters off.”

White led Blair with two hits, two runs scored and an RBI. Grosch and Morrison also had two hits. Balas paced the Post offense with two hits, two runs and two RBI. Lance and Seth Baldensperger had two hits each.

Blair’s Ryan Rafalski throws to first to complete a double play against Post 135 during a Senior Legion baseball game at Legion Field, Monday, June 12, 2017. Post rallied in the seventh inning to win 7-6.

This was the first of three meetings between the two teams this season.

“It’s always a fun battle because the boys all know each other,” Daryl Baldensperger said. “It’s usually an exciting game too.”

Blair hosts Youngsville Post 658 Wednesday; however, the game will be played at Davis Street Field in Youngsville due to scheduled maintenance at Legion Field. Post 135 travels to Corry to face Northwest Savings Bank.

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Corry Northwest Savings Bank 9, Youngsville Post 658 5

Corry Northwest Savings Bank scored six runs on five hits in the second inning en route to a 9-5 victory over Youngsville Post 658 Monday at Davis Street Field.

Sam Hoover singled to lead off the bottom of the first and Jake DeSimone and Drew Williams drew back-to-back walks to load the bases. Dakota Chase followed with a triple to give Youngsville an early 3-1 lead.

Youngsville pitchers held Corry scoreless for three innings after the second. Corry scored one in the fifth and seventh innings, while Post 658 scored again in the third and fourth innings.